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Jewish pupils face ‘regular and hostile abuse’

Former Ofsted chief highlights the ‘extraordinary’ security measures required in Jewish faith schools as he reveals the interim findings from his review into antisemitism in education settings

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Revealed: The urgent repairs that schools had to fight for

Repairs needed for 'life safety' are among 42 projects that the DfE refused to pay for until schools appealed

Interview: New EIS boss talks pay, gender and closing the gap

It is no coincidence that teachers are overworked and underpaid – and 80 per cent of them are women, says new EIS general secretary

7 ways the DfE’s SEND reforms could fail

SEND Green Paper consultation responses highlight concerns over reforms being cost led and failing to promote inclusion

Rural schools reject advances from ‘inexperienced’ MATs

Exclusive: 'Many' multi-academy trusts approaching rural heads lack relevant experience, says regional schools network

Pupils ‘must know who they can speak to about abuse’

NSPCC Scotland reacts to broadcaster Nicky Campbell's 'real courage' in publicly talking about abuse he suffered and witnessed at school

Drop in teacher trainees qualifying during Covid

The government says the rise in numbers not completing their final year of teacher training in 2020-21 was down to 'pandemic disruption'

GCSEs 2022: Exam board strike to go ahead tomorrow

Exam board AQA says it has 'robust' plans in place to ensure that the strike does not delay next month's GCSE and A-level results

Permanent exclusions at lowest level in 15 years

Fewer than 4,000 pupils were excluded in 2020-21, although there were Covid restrictions for part of the school year

GCSEs 2022: Ofqual to check exam-aid error impact on grades

The education secretary said exam errors are 'unacceptable' and risk causing unnecessary stress for pupils

A-level results day 2022: key dates and information

When is A-level results day and what happens if your students don't achieve the grades they wanted? We round up the key information below

Investigate period product shortages, heads tell DfE

Concerns raised after one in three girls say they cannot access products at school or college

GCSEs and A levels: Call for national online exams plan

Screen-based exams within the next five years are 'possible' – but only with national support, say teachers

School closures on cards over local government pay dispute

Scottish schools and nurseries poised to close for strike action after local government workers vote to reject pay offer

£1bn support-staff pay rise could ‘break’ school budgets

School leaders have warned that their finances are becoming 'unsustainable' without extra funding owing to news that support staff are to receive pay increases of up to 10.5 per cent

Ofsted doesn’t know how many deep dives each subject gets

Exclusive: 'Astonishing' that Ofsted can't say how much scrutiny individual subjects received this year, says former inspector

Sunak wants every Ofsted inspection to rate PE lessons

Former chancellor also vows to 'tighten up' rules on what PE and sports premium can be spent on

Why every school leaver should have experience of Gaelic

Scottish secondary schools ‘rarely’ offer Gaelic as a modern language – that must change, says Bòrd na Gàidhlig director

Staff pay: special schools ‘on fast track to unviability’

Job cuts, bigger classes and deficits are among 'disastrous' effects of 'unfunded' pay rises, warn special school leaders

NTP: Give schools higher subsidies for better-quality tutors, DfE told

A report from youth charity Impetus suggests a series of reforms to the National Tutoring Programme but a professional body for tutors has questioned their feasibility

School support staff offered pay rise of up to 10.5%

Schools need more support staff but another 'unfunded' pay rise could force heads to make cuts, warns leaders' union

Sats: More than 3 in 4 parents oppose statutory tests in primary

Exclusive: 90% of teachers surveyed also said they are not satisfied with the current assessment arrangements, a new survey finds

Covid disruption ‘has left new teachers needing CPD support’

Researchers set out how the Covid pandemic has 'significantly disrupted' teacher training for early career teachers between 2019 and 2021

Provide funds to protect schools before next Covid wave, say unions

Coronavirus restrictions in schools ended earlier this year, but in a letter to the education secretary, unions have requested action to limit the impact of a future wave of the virus

SQA staff to consider strike action over ‘insulting’ pay offer

Union says strike action could hit students' exam appeals process, while SQA states that results are on track for 9 August